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Gitlab vs Depot MCP by usefulapi

Gitlab is an MCP server published by pipeworx-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Depot MCP by usefulapi is an MCP server published by usefulapi.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
MarketplaceGitlabDepot MCP by usefulapi
Official MCP Registry Listed
Version: 0.1.2
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 0
Not marked · First seen
Listed
Version: 1.11.1
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 0
Not marked · First seen

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

Gitlab vs Depot MCP by usefulapi
FactGitlabDepot MCP by usefulapi
Marketplaces that list it11
Stars (GitHub)00
Forks (GitHub)00
Last releaseNot publishedNot published
Where it runs (differs)Remote server (gateway.pipeworx.io/gitlab/mcp)Remote server (depot.usefulapi.io/mcp)
TransportStreamable HTTPStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
LicenceNot statedNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-gitlabgithub.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days00
First seen2026-10-112026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)Responded 2 days agoResponded 16 h ago, requires a key

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.

What each says it does

Gitlab

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

GitLab MCP — wraps the GitLab REST API v4 (BYO API key)

Depot MCP by usefulapi

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Inspect Depot builds, CI runs, job logs and Actions runners; retry or cancel CI runs.

How to run each

Gitlab As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http gitlab https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gitlab/mcp

Depot MCP by usefulapi As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http depot https://depot.usefulapi.io/mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: Gitlab · What it can do: Depot MCP by usefulapi · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.

Where the data comes from: how the catalog is built